RESOLVED, That the President be respectfully requested to
inform the Senate, with the view to the transaction of its executive business,
whether in any of the instances of nominations hitherto sent to the Senate
stated to be for appointment in place of officers removed such removals had been
made at the time of sending such nominations to the Senate.

In reply I would respectfully inform the Senate that in the
instances referred to removals had not been made at the time the nominations
were sent to the Senate.The form used
for such nominations was one found to have been in existence and heretofore
used in some of the Departments, and was intended to inform the Senate that if
the nomination proposed were approved it would operate to remove an incumbent
whose name was indicated.